World Cup Corner

The lineup for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage was finalised last night. UEFA has confirmed the draw procedure for the group stage of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, which will take place from 18:00 CET at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

The 32 teams will be placed in four pots. Pot 1 will comprise last season’s winners FC Barcelona and the top seven ranked clubs, Pot 2 the next eight and so on for Pots 3 and 4. The sides are therefore divided into eight groups of four. Each team will play three matches on Tuesday and three on Wednesday.

Group stage draw

POT 1
FC Barcelona (ESP)
AC Milan (ITA)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
Manchester United FC (ENG)
Valencia CF (ESP)

POT 2
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
FC Porto (POR)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
FC Bayern München (GER)
Chelsea FC (ENG)
AS Roma (ITA)
Celtic FC (SCO)
LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA)

POT 3
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA)
FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU)
Werder Bremen (GER)
Olympiacos CFP (GRE)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
AEK Athens FC (GRE)

POT 4
RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Hamburger SV (GER)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
FC København (DEN)